The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: ¶ [Letter from Baron Mueller stating that he had been able to determine a plant new to Tasmania of the genus Thismia discovered by Mr Leonard Rodway & regretting his paper would not be ready for the ...

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Physical location:

RSA/A/5 minute book, Archives, Royal Society of Tasmania, University of Tasmania, Hobart. 90.11.00c

Preferred Citation:

Ferdinand von Mueller to James Agnew, 1890-11 [90.11.00c]. R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora, J.H. Voigt and Monika Wells (eds), Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, <https://vmcp.rbg.vic.gov.au/id//letters/1890-6/1890/90-11-00c-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

Letter not found. Item is an entry in a minute book, recording the reading of M's letter at a meeting of the Council of the Royal Society of Tasmania held on 2 December 1890. The letter is dated, accordingly, to late November 1890, to allow time for it to get from Melbourne to Hobart.

See also L. Rodway to M, November 1890 (in this edition as 90-11-00a).

[Letter from Baron Mueller stating that he had been able to determine a plant new to Tasmania of the genus Thismia discovered by Mr Leonard Rodway & regretting his paper would not be ready for the last meeting of the session but suggesting if possible to have the paper printed in the 1890 Proceedings.

The minute continues: ‘the Secretary was instructed to have the paper printed & embodied in the 1890 Proceedings’. In accordance with these instructions, the paper was included in the 1890 volume of the Society's Papers and proceedings; see B91.06.03.

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